Herb peaked in the US in 1884 at #764, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.
Herb as a boy’s name Share of babies Rank
Herb as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.03 0.05 0.08 0.1 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Herb as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales Babies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. 0 0.03 0.05 0.08 0.1 1880 1920 1960 2000 Herb as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Herb as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales Official rank (1 = most popular, log scale), 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published. #1 #10 #100 #1,000 #10K 1880 1920 1960 2000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers Year US England & Wales 2022 — #4,790 (3) 2021 — #4,789 (3) 2016 — #4,023 (4) 2015 — #3,908 (4) 2013 — #4,685 (3) 2011 — #4,647 (3) 2002 — #2,636 (4) 1993 #7,638 (6) — 1992 #7,422 (6) — 1991 #8,236 (5) — 1989 #6,941 (6) — 1988 #6,426 (6) — 1985 #4,698 (8) — 1984 #5,561 (6) — 1982 #6,385 (5) —
The tide so far Peaked in the US in 1884 at #764. First recorded in the US in 1884.